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Ben Affleck vs. Casey Affleck
How you know him
Ben:Ben Affleck‘s acting résumé stretches all the way back to 1981, but you likely first took notice of him as the arrogant mall employee Shannon in the cult classic Mallrats. His star-turning role came a few years later, in 1997, when he and Matt Damon won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for co-writing Good Will Hunting, which they also starred in. He took his career to the next level in 2012 when he won a slew of awards for directing and starring in Argo.
Casey: Like Ben, Casey has been acting since the ’80s, but he didn’t become a household name until after his turn in Goodwill Hunting. Since then, Casey has established a name for himself in the industry with roles in movies like Ocean’s Eleven (and Twelve and Thirteen) and Gone Baby Gone. He currently has two movies in production.
Why we love him
Ben: The pictures of Ben kissing his wife Jennifer Garner on the cheek or of him playing with his kids are enough to make us swoon. But when you couple those sweet images with the fact that he’s incredibly smart and talented, too, loving Ben is a no-brainer. Plus, his recent bust for card-counting at a casino kind of gives him some sexy bad boy cred.
Casey: It can be hard to stand in the shadow of an older sibling, much less one who is a mega-celebrity. Casey has never let it bother him, though. He has worked hard to prove he’s an individual, but he doesn’t have any qualms with admitting he looks up to his big brother.
Trivia
Ben:
1. He’s a bit of a vintage arcade game buff, and his collection includes Ms. Pac-Man and Millipede.
2. When he was a boy, he asked his mom if he could have a dog. She told him if he “walked” an imaginary dog for a week, he could have his own pup. He only lasted five days.
3. Along with buddy Matt Damon, he acted as an extra in the famous Kevin Costner flick Field of Dreams.
Casey:
1. He was introduced to his wife, Summer, by Joaquin Phoenix… who happens to be her brother.
2. He and Ben have both had on-screen romances with Liv Tyler.
3. He is a vegan.
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